Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Directed by Jack Clayton
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
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He builds on his already memorable Harry Potter theme with a dark tune called "Something Wicked This Way Comes".
"Something wicked this way comes," chants the Hogwart's choir in a number that foreshadows a darker, more precarious future for Harry and his friends.
It’s a generally darker tone than Disney often goes for (at least in the decades since they last tried swinging for the fences in the era of “ Watcher in the Woods ” and “ Something Wicked This Way Comes “), but it also has the sense of heart that has always worked to delightful effect both in the case of Disney as well as for Stone.
The tale that follows is part Something Wicked This Way Comes, part The Goonies.